Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE678

Mission Solutions Group Inc. has been awarded a $151 billion Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. Awarded on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, this full and open competition contract utilizes no set-aside designations and represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense acquisition vehicle. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and operational support across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. Performance activities will address detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization of threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners, with capabilities spanning all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles as well as advanced aerial attacks.

The initial delivery order under SHIELD, issued concurrently with the IDV award, is valued at $500 and titled the SHIELD Initial Order, with firm fixed price pricing and a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. Individual task and delivery orders issued under this IDIQ will employ various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and classification levels, supporting both classified and unclassified programs. The contract structure leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish a flexible contracting mechanism enabling the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders supporting the nation's layered, multi-domain defense requirements over the 10-year period of performance.